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Roger Tonkin[_2_] · 03-06-2014, 08:32 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

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says...

I have grown Red Rum Runner Beans for years very successfully and have never
had problems with them. (I certainly recommend them)

This year (like every year) - I planted 20 seeds in individual 3inch pots in
new compost - 2 inches deep as per usual and the instructions. All pots had
been well cleaned in Jeyes Fluid after use last year. The pots were in the
greenhouse.

Only 8 of them have germinated and sprouted: and are doing fine.

I have just emptied out the contents of 4 of the other pots - and each bean had
turned to a white mush - almost like glue - but retaining its external shape
and red/black skin. There were also some very small live white "worms" on them
about 3mm long and less than 1mm fat.

Anyone ever experienced this - and any ideas?

(Only yesterday - I planted another twenty beans in situ in the raised bed
where I intended to transplant the others. It will be interesting to see if
there are similar problems - I will report back later in a couple of weeks)

The bean seeds were new this year: Thompson and Morgan.

I've had similar germination problems this year, not only with
runner beans, but also borlotti and gree/french beans. Peas in
pots also poor, first row direct into ground vitually nothing,
second row fine!

I've also noticed the little white magotty things. My seed was
a mixture of old and new from different suppliers.

--
Roger T

700 ft up in Mid-Wales